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o Petra is a Greek word, meaning 'stone’o a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate

of Mayano And is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit

systemo It lies on the slope of Mount Hor

o The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812o It was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardto It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time”o It is the capital of the Nabataeans and the center of

their caravan tradeo The Nebataean people conducted business in Petra, making it

an important silk and spice trade city

MACHU PICCHO

PERU, SOUTH AMERICA

1438–1472

o Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site

o located 2,430 meters (7,970 ft) above sea level

o It is situated on a mountain edge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru

o Often referred to as the "City of the Incas“

o The Incas built the estate around 1450, but abandoned it as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later at the time of the Spanish Conquest

CHICHEN ITZAMEXICAN STATE OF YUCATÁN

600 A.D. Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya civilization

The site exhibits a huge numbers of architectural styles

Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities

The ruins of Chichen Itza are federal property

TAJ MAHAL

AGRA, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

1648 A.D.

o The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum

o It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal

o Mumtaz Mahal, died during the birth of their 14th child, Gauhara Begum

o Shah Jahan's grief illustrate the love story traditionally held as an inspiration for Taj Mahal

o Throughout the complex, passages from the Qur'an are used as decorative elements

Statue Of Christ Redeemer

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

1926-1931

o It is a statue of Jesus Christ

o It is considered the largest Art

Deco statue in the world

o 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world

Local engineer Heitor da Silva

Costa designed the statue

o It is 30 meters (98 ft) tall, not including its 8 meters (26 ft) pedestal

o It weighs 635 toneso located at the peak of the 700-meter

(2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park

o The statue was sculpted by the French artist Paul Landowski.

NAME:- COLOSSEUM

LOCATION:- ROME, ITALY

CONSTRUCTED IN YEAR:- 70-80 A.D

The Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre in the world

It is an elliptical amphitheatre and is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators

the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

EAST-TO-WEST LINE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BORDERS OF CHINA

1368-1644

o The Great Wall of China is approximately 8,851.8 km (5,500 miles)

o It is the world's longest human-built structureo It is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped

earth, wood, and other materialso It was build to protect the Chinese Empire against

intrusions by various nomadic groupso It starts from Hushan in the east to Jiayuguan Pass in the

west traversing Liaoning, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai.